The Secret to Using Hear or Listen in English, Plus Other Sense Verbs
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The Secret to Using Hear or Listen in English, Plus Other Sense Verbs

True or false: hear and listen mean the same thing. Turns out, these two sense verbs in English don’t mean the same thing! Well, they kind of do, but not exactly. That was a trick question.  One common mistake with new English speakers is not using these two words correctly. Or only using one of them. This blog post will finally answer…

Question Tags: How to Ask for Confirmation in English, plus Exercises
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Question Tags: How to Ask for Confirmation in English, plus Exercises

You know what questions tags are, don’t you? If you have never heard of this before, go back to the first sentence of this blog post. The clause don’t you? is what we call a question tag. There are positive tags and negative tags. Keep reading to understand the difference between them. These types of question help us…

Borrow or Lend? Never Confuse These Two English Words Again!
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Borrow or Lend? Never Confuse These Two English Words Again!

Imagine that you are in the middle of a meeting and suddenly you realize that you don’t have anything to write with. How do you ask a colleague for a pen? Do you use the word lend or borrow? If it takes you a while to answer this question, I suggest you keep reading this blog post. We will…